SMALL BUSINESS: No. 32164

When the Nazis invaded Poland, they
took over Leon Jolson's prosperous sewing-machine business, tattooed
No. 32164 on his left arm and threw him into a concentration camp. The
end of the war found Jolson still alive, but the Russians were in
Poland, and Jolson found them no better than the Nazis. He escaped to
the U.S. zone in Germany, and in 1947 went to New York. He had $6 in
his pocket and spoke no English. But he knew all about sewing machines.

Working 16 hours a day in a small rented shop, he made a modest living
repairing and selling...